Young Preserve
Young Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Walbridge Woodland, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lyme Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walbridge Woodland: 0.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Tract: 0.6 mi
- Idlewild Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Darling Road Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Wagner Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.0 mi
- Beech Hill: 1.2 mi
- Grassy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 2.5 mi
- Nickerson Hill: 2.6 mi
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 1.7 mi
- Transient Workmans Camp: 1.7 mi
- The Eagle: 2.7 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 2.7 mi
- Powers Lake Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
- Horse Pond Boat Launch: 3.5 mi
- Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
- Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
- The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village: 3.5 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Florence Griswold Museum: 6.8 mi
- Lyme Art Association: 6.9 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 6.9 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 7.3 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 8.2 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Crescent Beach: 8.4 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 8.5 mi
- turtle rock: 1.4 mi
- tri-town marker: 1.6 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 3.6 mi
- Devil's Oven: 4.9 mi
- Historic Ferry: 7.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.0 mi
- Chapman Falls: 5.4 mi
- Cascade: 5.4 mi
- Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Laurel Walk: 9.5 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.5 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 9.5 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.5 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 3.4 mi
- Sparky: 9.0 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 9.9 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 10.3 mi
- River Blue: 11.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 3.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 20.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 21.3 mi
- Crow Head: 23.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Skate Hut: 9.8 mi
- Powder House: 9.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 10.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.7 mi
- Old Spring: 15.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Young Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | NE 52° | 182 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 306° | 179 m | 4.8 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 338° | 175 m | 7.0 mi |
| Maynard Hill | NE 37° | 174 m | 3.8 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | NE 38° | 171 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cockle Hill | N 4° | 171 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 294° | 167 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | ENE 59° | 162 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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